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Infections from intravenous drug use are often hidden, under sleeves and beneath pants. These wounds of addiction may be buried in shame. They can also be serious, requiring surgery or constant care.
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New research finds that fentanyl is far more common than heroin in overdose deaths in Indianapolis and that blacks are particularly affected.In 2017,…
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In a refrigerator in the coroner’s office in Marion County, Indiana, rows of vials await testing. They contain blood, urine and vitreous, the fluid…
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The opioid addiction crisis is getting worse, and it's often reported on in desperate terms. But to the people working on the front lines of the problem,…
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Syringe exchanges are a controversial concept. Even when they're successful at containing disease, they can be difficult to sell to the public. In Madison…
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WARRIOR, Ala. — The day Dr. Arthur Green (not his real name) checked into his rustic cabin here at Bradford Health Services, he said he doubted he could…
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said it’s past time for the U.S. to deal with the opioid epidemic.Christie, who chairs the President’s Commission on…
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Surgeon General Nominee Jerome Adams’ confirmation hearing before a Senate panel Tuesday was a mostly collegial meeting, with the Indiana State Health…
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Several weeks before Indiana’s state health commissioner Jerome Adams was nominated to replace VivekMurthy as U.S. Surgeon General, Adams toured a detox…
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Addiction experts are up in arms following remarks from Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, in which he referred to medication-assisted…